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Performance by Maria Hassabi

Radialsystem presents the German premiere of “On Stage” by the internationally successful visual artist and choreographer Maria Hassabi. Considered one of her most radical and personal works, “On Stage” is both a feminist reflexion and an insight into her artistic development.



A lone figure on the edge of the stage silently switches from one pose to the next, toying with our expectations. Iconic and ordinary images are strung together in a dramaturgy that subtly embodies what it means to uphold a place, a pose, a representation. Maria Hassabi allows for a coalescence between the strength and vulnerability of her stage presence – of being exhibited and exposed. Through her own distinctive style of silence, slowness and aesthetic precision, the choreographer invites the audience to develop their own references to the unfolding showcase of iconography.


  • What happens when the process behind an image is revealed?
  • In today's image-saturated contemporary culture, does it lose its appeal when people compare it to their expectations?

Maria Hassabi has been developing performances and live installations for more than two decades. Her works provide reflections on concepts of time and representations of the human figure. She uses a variety of media to emphasise the subtleties of formal organisation.


Radialsystem presents “On Stage” as part of the programme series “Conjunctions - Acts of being in relation”.

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Additional information
A production by Maria Hassabi in collaboration with Something Great, in co-production with Tanzquartier Wien, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Festival d'Automne à Paris, Julidans, Taipei Arts Festival / TPAC - Taipei Performing Arts Centre.

As part of ‘Conjunctions - Acts of being in relation’. The series ‘Conjunctions - Acts of being in relation’ is funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion as part of the open funding programme. With the support of the Radial Foundation. 

Media partnerships: taz - die tageszeitung, tip Berlin, The Berliner, Rausgegangen-
Participating artists
Maria Hassabi (Performance)
Stavros Gasparatos, Maria Hassabi (Sounddesign)
Aliki Danezi Knutsen (Lichtdesign)
Victoria Bartlett , Maria Hassabi (Kostüm)
Elena Antoniou, Maribeth Nartatez (Assistenz)
Dates
April 2025
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